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Lapka Turns Your Phone Into an Organic Food Monitor [VIDEO]

The words "all natural," "organic" and "raw" are not hard to find in grocery aisles these days, but actually finding completely chemical free products isn't so easy.

More and more research has proved that manufacturers and food retailers are jumping on the "green" bandwagon without actually working to stock their shelves with food that's been properly treated and tested for synthetic pesticides and fertilizers.

This iPhone accessory and app is a "personal environment monitor" that works like a lie detector on food wrappers that claim the grub is healthy. The user spears the food in question with one of the sensor attachments and Lapka tests for "organicity."

If Lapka finds a nitrate concentration — a chemical found in non-organic fertilizers — it will alert you that the food is a fraud.

The accompanying app will collect snapshots from your phone of particle or food read outs to keep in a diary or share with others.

Lapka is still in its prototype phase but it seems to provide a good product for those who don't buy the marketing ploys. It may make grocery stores start thinking twice about what they sell, but we also wonder if grocery stores will let us walk around probing food with Lapka spears.

Watch the video above for more information on how Lapka works.

Are there other products or sites you use to eat organically? Tell us about them in the comments.

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